Amir Azizi
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Born in Ahvaz, Azizi started his career as an assistant director, collaborating among others with Rakhshan Banietemad and Kianoush Ayari.[1]
After directing several shorts and documentaries, he made his feature film debut in 2014, with Temporary.[1] The film was entered into the main competition at the Beijing International Film Festival,[2] and won the Special Jury Prize at the MedFilm Festival.[1][3] In 2020, he directed Two Dogs, which was screened at the 37th Warsaw Film Festival,[4] and received a special jury mention prize at the 13th Bengaluru International Film Festival.[5]
In 2025, Azizi's third work Inside Amir premiered at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, in the Giornate degli Autori sidebar, winning the section's main prize, the Director's Award.[6][7] For this film, Azizi got a nomination for best director at the 18th Asia Pacific Screen Awards.[8]
Filmography
- Temporary (2014)
- Two Dogs (2020)
- Inside Amir (2025)
